Tempietto Badge

This badge recognizes mastery in the application of three architectural concepts central to the ‘reading’ (evaluation) of a building or place as taught in the Notre Dame Massive Open Online Course “The Meaning of Rome: The Renaissance and Baroque City”. Badge earners demonstrate mastery through projects which successfully address the following:

Visual representations (graphics, animations, videos, audio, etc.)

Historical background descriptions

The architectural concept visible in the site

A rationale for the student’s interpretation and outside substantiation

Judging Criteria: To earn this badge, students must:

Demonstrate mastery of core course concepts through a three-part project, as determined by subject-matter experts

Create a single publicly accessible site which addresses all three parts of the project

Meet submission deadlines

Complete three checkpoint surveys as part of "The Meaning of Rome" course.

Reviewer: Subject matter-experts with support from members of the MOOC administration team.

Awards: All eligible students who satisfy the judging criteria will be recognized with a badge.